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Cover: Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) inhabit brackish waters throughout the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. In parts of the turtle's range, juveniles (pictured) and adult males that inadvertently enter commercial crab traps typically drown, whereas the larger carapace of adult females excludes them from traps. On pages 1268-1277, Wolak et al. document sex-speci. c changes in carapace length and width in populations that co-occur with commercial crab traps. Th ese changes have not been observed in contemporary and historic populations in areas without crab trapping.